Forgive us, then, if we don’t get too excited by breathless media reports tonight that Romney’s son Tagg wanted to “take a swing” at the president during Tuesday night’s debate. Asked by North Carolina radio host Bill Lumaye what it felt like to hear Obama call his father a liar, Tagg Romney said it made him want to jump out of his seat, “rush down to the debate stage and take a swing at him.” (Audio is available at the link above; it’s well worth a listen to hear just how “serious” this threat was.)

Media figures on the Left, though, suddenly have no stomach for the sort of violent rhetoric we thought had died with Sarah Palin’s candidacy and her talk of “targeting” seats. Someone, fetch the smelling salts!

The New Republic’s editor is aghast at such barbarism from new money like Tagg.

Classy bunch, these sons of candidates: one jokes about Kenya, another about rushing the stage to punch the president. #argumentforestatetax

Just how much traction will Tagg’s remark get in the media? Is the Obama campaign, along with its lapdog surrogates, willing to give up the golden goose that is “binders” for a day and put their money on this faux outrage instead? Conservatives say, “Please do.”

98% of American men upon hearing that Tagg Romney is protective of his father -> “Um… okay? Who isn’t?” #tcot